The Irish standard., 1887-04-02
NORTHWESTERN NOTES.

NORTHWESTERN NOTES.
MINNESOTA.
Willmar official have all been renom-
mated.
The new Superior street sewer at Du-
luth will cost $3.50, 600.
Chatfe]d will have an exciting cleo.
tion on April S, license being the issue.
A. D. S. Clark has been appointed
postmaster at South Park, Dakota
county.
A fire in a house owned by Mr.. Berg
stedv at Winona Tuesday, caused a loss
Of $4,000.
The Duluth court house commission
ers have decided to go ahead, notwith-
standing the opposition.
Chas. Schultz was assaulted at Alex
andria Saturday night and nearly
killed. His assailant is in Jail.
Rochester's effort to secure that Illi-
nois Irvine factory failed for lack of suf-
fcent subscriptions. A tow mill is to
be put in, however, if possible.
In the case of Knute Levorsen VS.. the
Northern Pacific and the Manitoba, in
volving she title to land near Fergus
Falls, Gen. Sparks allows Levorson's
claim.
E. D. Miller, an old resident of Win
ona, died at the residence of his son, G.
H. Miller, in Mortified, aged 80. He
is the father Of w. w. Miller, deputy
collector at Malhala, OAK.
Croft, Murray & Co., have bought
100000 feet of standing pine from the
Duluth Lumber Company, located on
the Nemadji river, and it will take the
keystone mills all summer to cut it up
The comptroller of the currency Tues
day authorized the First National Bank
of Red Lake Falls to begin business.
the capital being fixed at 5000 The
officers are G. E. Sweet, president and
j. 1. Wyer, cashier.
The steamboats, at Bismarck are get
ing ready for up-river traffic.
Carlston was acquitted of the charge
of murder at Bismarck Wednesday.
H. j. Todd has been appointed post
master at Fairview, Lincoln county.
A 15O-barrel flour mill, with $4,000
capital, will be PUT in at Groton.
The Brookings militia company has
reorganized, with Sc members.
The new board of trustees of the
Yankton insane asylum are in session.
Mitchell bid So, 600 cash and grounds
for the territorial fair Sept. $3.50. and
got it.
An inspector will look Huron over
with view of putting in free postal
delivery.
H. N. Powell, of Huron. lays claim to
4Oacres in Los Angeles, Cal. His suit
comes on next week.
Dunseith, in the Turtle mountain
country, will probably organize caval-
ry company of Is under the new law.
1t is asserted in Groton that Aber-
deem must give good bonus to secure
county seat removal from Columbia.
Capt. Willard, stock inspector, in
two days ride in the black Hills, saw
5000 head and but four dead animals.
He says the losses are much less than
reported.
Farmers from below Yankton report
the water still rising. There is more or
less suffering among the settlers on the
lowlands. Several head Of cattle have
been drowned.
The board of agriculture in session at
Huron has not vet located the fair for
next fall. Mitchell, Redfeld, Madison,
Huron, Sioux Falls and Aberdeen want
it, but Mitchell seems to lead. The
sessions are held with closed doors.
Mandan people haven't recovered
from their indignation over the false
flood reports which they say were mali
ciously sent out from the rival city of
Bismarck. They say that there was at
no time any danger and but little dam
age resulted from the water, which